Third Deakin ministry

The Third Deakin ministry (Liberal) was the 7th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 2nd Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin. The Fourth Deakin ministry succeeded the First Fisher ministry, which dissolved on 2 June 1909 after the Protectionist Party and the Anti-Socialist Party merged into the Liberal Party "fusion" and withdrew their support in order to form what became the first majority government in federal Australian history. The ministry was replaced by the Second Fisher ministry on 29 April 1910 following the federal election that took place on 13 April which saw the Labour Party defeat the Liberals.^[1]

Dateformed2 June 1909

Datedissolved29 April 1910

Monarch

Edward VII

Governor-General

Lord Dudley

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Third Deakin ministry
7th Ministry of Australia
Joseph Cook and Alfred Deakin in 1909.
Date formed	2 June 1909
Date dissolved	29 April 1910
People and organisations
Monarch	Edward VII
Governor-General	Lord Dudley
Prime Minister	Alfred Deakin
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Commonwealth Liberal
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Labour
Opposition leader	Andrew Fisher
History
Outgoing election	13 April 1910
Legislature term	3rd
Predecessor	First Fisher ministry
Successor	Second Fisher ministry

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Joseph Cook, who died in 1947, was the last surviving member of the Third Deakin ministry.

This ministry, which was the last to be led by Deakin, was a mostly conservative one, with more than half of its members having previously been either conservative Protectionists or members of the Anti-Socialist Party. These included George Fuller,^[2] Joseph Cook,^[3] John Forrest,^[4] Justin Foxton,^[5] Edward Millen,^[6] and Paddy Glynn.^[7]